David Davis, Brexit and Parliamentary Scrutiny

31 Oct 201731 Oct 2017

Usually, when I write a blog piece, I do so having watched a story emerge through the national press. It was fascinating, therefore, to have such an excellent example for…

Pressure Groups and the Courts

11 Oct 2017

The issue of a 'right to die' once again returned to UK courts this week, and once again was knocked back by judges. In this case it was at the…

Uber and Sadiq Khan

28 Sep 201728 Sep 2017

Uber recently lost a court battle in which some of their workers did not want to be seen as self-employed; rather they wanted holiday and sick pay, amongst other things.…

A government ‘power grab’?

13 Sep 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/13/tory-power-grab-of-majorities-on-commons-committees The government passed a controversial change to committees in Parliament which would have the effect of increasing government power over legislation. This will be an excellent and obvious example…

The EU Withdrawal Bill passes Second Reading

12 Sep 201713 Sep 2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41235522 Following a lengthy session of Parliament and a late night vote, the EU Withdrawal Bill passed it's second reading by a vote of 326 to 290. The events of…

Brexit court ruling: Your questions answered

3 Nov 201612 Sep 2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news So the government has lost! I blogged on October 13th that the High Court was going to rule on a challenge to a swift exit from the EU –…

Brexit: High Court to hear challenge to Article 50 strategy

13 Oct 201612 Sep 2017

Check out this BBC link for more depth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37639307 In short yesterday (12th October 2016) parliament discussed the issue of Brexit in relation to the issue of Parliamentary Sovereignty. The…

Junior Doctors and Judicial Review

6 Oct 201612 Sep 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/28/junior-doctors-high-court-challenge-new-contract-jeremy-hunt https://lgspolitics.wordpress.com/2015/11/04/juniors-doctors-protests/ The plight of junior doctors against their new contracts and Jeremy Hunt were delat a major blow in this High Court case - excellent for both pressure groups…

Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

2 Oct 201612 Sep 2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887 This link is an easy-to-understand guide on what happens now that the UK has voted to leave the European Union. It includes definitive paras on: What does Brexit mean? …

EU Referendum; Results, what this means, how can YOU use it?

25 Jun 201612 Sep 2017

No, I'm not the author, but enormous thanks to Ethan (Upper VIth & 2016-17 President of the Politics Society) for this one. Love it or hate it, the UK’s EU Referendum…

Judge says Nigel Farage’s defeat by Tories could be ruled ‘void’ over expense scandal

1 Jun 201612 Sep 2017

Unit 2’s Judges & Civil Liberties has been provided a gift of an example in today’s news… In short, Nigel Farage’s defeat in South Thanet at last May’s general election…

Term-time holidays – Father wins High Court case

13 May 201612 Sep 2017

This news in today comes courtesy of Miss J (who was right to raise it!). Basically, section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996 requires parents, under law, to ensure that…

Court refuses request to force alleged hacker to divulge passwords

10 May 201612 Sep 2017

Arrested in 2013 for illegally hacking into US government websites Lauri Love, a British student from Suffolk, has been fighting extradition to the USA to face charges that he had…

Latest Challenge for the Courts to Legal Aid Cuts

19 Apr 201612 Sep 2017

http://news.sky.com/story/1681022/government-defeated-in-legal-aid-test-plan This in yesterday courtesy of Georgio (Yr12): Judges have overturned Government plans to deny legal aid to people who have not lived in the UK continuously for at least…

Pressure Groups and Types of Action

18 Apr 201612 Sep 2017

Junior Doctors - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35959865 NFU - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36078112 Austerity - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36063743 Greenpeace - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36070182 Pressure Group action is a key exam question and yet one students frequent get wrong because they…

‘A Moment of Genuine Legal History’

26 Feb 201612 Sep 2017

The story - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35598896 The analysis - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35603309 The title of this post is taken from the BBC's analysis of this case as I couldn't have put it better -…

Bedroom Tax – Govt defeated by Court of Appeal

29 Jan 201612 Sep 2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35418488 This week, the Government's attempts to tax people who live in social housing but have spare bedrooms faced a challenge in the Court of Appeal. The Court ruled that…

Judicial Review of Civil Partnerships

20 Jan 201612 Sep 2017

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/19/couple-begin-court-fight-against-ban-heterosexual-civil-partnerships A couple has launched a judicial review against the Government saying that civil partnerships should be available to all couples in the UK, not just same-sex couples. Great example…